GUELPH — MPP Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to news that 424 hospital patients have been forced into Ontario nursing homes they did not choose under the Ford government’s Bill 7.
“Ontarians will never forget or forgive this government’s legacy of forcing seniors into nursing homes they did not choose …
GUELPH — MPP Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to the government’s latest funding commitment for oil and gas well cleanup.
“We all know that legacy oil and gas wells pose a danger to our communities, ecosystems and environment.
Although it is vital to public safety to clean them up, it is …
QUEEN’S PARK — MPP Schreiner and MPP Clancy released the following statement in response to new survey data released by OSSTF/FEESO showing that an overwhelming majority of members have seen a rise in incidents of violence in Ontario schools.
“Anyone who has spent time in our classrooms knows that we are in a …
QUEEN’S PARK — MPP Schreiner released the following statement in response to news that Ontario is ending the COVID-19 wastewater surveillance program.
“The COVID-19 wastewater surveillance program has become a vital tool for tracking infectious disease threats in Ontario – not only Covid, but also influenza, RSV, polio and others.
We need this kind …
QUEEN’S PARK — MPP Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to the release of the FAO’s spending plan review of the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services, which estimates that the Province has allocated $3.7 billion less than required to fund existing programs and announced commitments from 2024-25 to …
QUEEN’S PARK — This afternoon, MPP Schreiner and MPP Clancy will table a motion calling on the government to implement a forest fire action plan for Ontario.
“Fire season is well underway in Ontario, with the province reporting 94 fires already in 2024,” said Clancy.
“And yet, the government has repeatedly failed to put …
QUEEN’S PARK – This afternoon, MPP Mike Schreiner and MPP Aislinn Clancy will table a bill to increase affordability and charging accessibility for electric vehicles.
“If this government is serious about making EVs more affordable and more easily accessible for everyday Ontarians, it cannot rely on manufacturing subsidies alone,” said Clancy.
“Those investments need to be accompanied by …
QUEEN’S PARK — MPP Schreiner and MPP Clancy released the following statement in response to news that Grassy Narrows First Nation has filed a lawsuit against the provincial and federal governments over mercury contamination in the English-Wabigoon River system.
“Wefully support Grassy Narrows’ push to hold the provincial government accountable for years of …
QUEEN’S PARK — MPP Schreiner and MPP Clancy released the following statement in response to a new report showing that schools experiencing shortages of educational assistants were more likely to recommend students with special needs stay home.
“The government’s chronic underfunding of our education system is hurting kids with special needs.
No child should …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to news that the government is issuing additional licenses for private surgical clinics to perform MRI and CT scans.
“Further privatization of Ontario’s public healthcare system will only lead to higher costs and poorer care.
Ontarians should never have to pull out their …